Press Releases

Lenovo today confirmed that Gianfranco Lanci, former CEO of Acer, is joining the company as a consultant to help develop and accelerate Lenovo’s worldwide consumer business. He will have a particular focus on Lenovo’s integration of Medion, a leading German technology company acquired in July by Lenovo to significantly enhance its consumer presence, channels and capabilities […]

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – September 15, 2011: Seton Hall University announced today it is the first higher education institution in the U.S. to use Lenovo’sThinkPad Tablet PC, with more than 400 tablets now circulating amongst students and faculty in the Sciences, Honors and School of Business Leadership Programs. The University is making the 10.1-inch, Android 3.1 tablets […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – September 12, 2011: Lenovo announced today that 11 ThinkVision monitors are now rated Gold under the UL Environment’s Sustainable Product Certification (SPC) program for their environmental attributes, making Lenovo the PC-maker with the largest portfolio of UL Environment Gold-rated products. The Gold-rated monitors include the new ThinkVision LT1952p, LT2252p and LT2452p wide monitors also announced […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – September 12, 2011: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) bridged haute couture with superior technology at the Lenovo Connections Lounge during Fashion’s Night Out (FNO) on Sept. 8, hosting a throng of attendees including Fashion Week designers, fashionistas, consumers and media at New York City’s Saks Fifth Avenue.   “The Lenovo brand embodies superior design, […]

Lenovo’s Chairman, Liu Chuanzhi, today stated that he expects the company to surpass Dell in sales by year end and become number 2 in WW PC sales (PC World). Based on the company’s internal metrics, combined with remarkable momentum in the market, Lenovo fully believes that it will continue to outgrow the market, outpace the competition […]

Hong Kong, September 8, 2011 – Lenovo Group, the world’s third-largest PC manufacturer, has received an A+ rating on the 2011 Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index, focused on companies in Hong Kong and Mainland China. The index is designed to help investors and other relevant stakeholders measure and benchmark corporate sustainability performance, including corporate governance, environmental […]

BERLIN – September 1, 2011: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) sashays into the fashion world with three new luxury laptops, the IdeaPad U300s Ultrabook™, and the U300 and U400 laptops. Bridging haute couture with superior technology, these laptops are designed for fashion-minded consumers who want a product that is stylish, yet also powerful and productive; the […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – August 29, 2011: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) announced today that customers are now able to buy Virtual Computer NxTop® directly through Lenovo sales and its network of business partners in North America. NxTop® 4.0 offers extreme flexibility, allowing IT to centrally manage images and use the same image templates for multiple deployment models, […]

RALEIGH, NC and BEIJING, CHINA – August 25, 2011: Today, Rory Read, formerly president and chief operating officer at Lenovo, the third-largest PC maker in the world, was named as Chief Executive Officer at AMD, a global semiconductor design leader. Lenovo has been the fastest growing major PC manufacturer for seven straight quarters. The company recently announced […]

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – August 25, 2011: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today announced that production of Lenovo-branded laptop PCs to be sold in Argentina began today in Ushuaia, the capital city of Tierra del Fuego.  The companyestablished this capability through an agreement with Newsan, a leading manufacturer of electronics and household appliances in Argentina. The relationship follows the […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – August 23, 2011: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today announced that the ThinkPad Tablet, the company’s first business-class Android-based tablet, is now available for sale through Lenovo’s network of U.S. business partners and online with models starting at $499. Additionally, Seton Hall University will be the first educational institution to deploy the ThinkPad Tablet when […]

Becomes the world’s third largest PC vendor, with record market share of 12.2 percent   ·        Record quarterly sales of US$5.9 billion ·        Pre-tax income of US$123 million  ·        Profit attributable to equity holders of US$108 million ·        Basic EPS of 1.11 US cents, or 8.63 HK cents ·        Net cash reserves of US$3.6 billion (as of June 30, 2011)   […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. & TUCKER, Ga., August 15, 2011 — Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) and SED International Holdings, Inc. (AMEX:SED) today announced that the companies have entered into an agreement under which SED will distribute a selection of Lenovo ThinkPad laptops, ThinkCentre desktops,IdeaPad laptops,Lenovo-branded laptops and options to SED’s network of U.S. reseller partners. “We do the majority of our business through […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (BUSINESS WIRE), August 11, 2011 – Lenovo announced today the ThinkPad Edge 14-inch E425 and 15.6-inch E525 laptops for small-to-medium businesses (SMB) and the ThinkVision LT1421 Wide, the company’s first mobile monitor that gives mobile professionals a second screen for on-the-go use to display spreadsheets and make presentations. The ThinkPad Edge laptops simplify the overall […]

OfficeMax® Incorporated (NYSE:OMX), a leader in office supplies, technology, and services announced that it  is now offering Lenovo brand computers online at OfficeMax.com and in select retail store locations nationwide to serve the demanding computer needs for today’s business user. “OfficeMax is excited to bring the performance and reliability of Lenovo computers to our customers,” […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – August 9, 2011: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today announced the ThinkCentre M71 all-in-one (AIO) desktop designed for large businesses, schools and governments. The new AIO boasts a variety of performance features, from fast boot up to the latest second generation Intel® Core™ processor family, interactive touchscreen options and advanced video conferencing […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – August 8, 2011: Lenovo announced today that students in the Student Global Leadership Institute (SGLI) program are using the Lenovo IdeaPad K1 Tablet to help them impact their world. SGLI, an annual initiative that brings together students and government leaders globally to address world issues, recently deployed 65 tablets to its elite youth participants. Students will […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – August 2, 2011: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today announced a new series of Lenovo monitors – the LS Series – to give small-to-medium (SMB) businesses a line of monitors crafted to their unique needs with large screens, bright and brilliant image presentation and touch-enabled navigational control. The 21.5-inch LS2221 wide and […]

Hong Kong / Stuttgart – August 2, 2011:The investment by Lenovo, the world’s third-largest PC maker, in Medion, one of Germany’s biggest personal technology and consumer electronics companies, today achieved a significant milestone. Lenovo has announced the closing of the share purchase agreement with Gerd Brachmann, Medion’s largest shareholder, founder and CEO. With the purchase of Medion shares from Mr. […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – August 2, 2011: Do you think you have what it takes to be a hero in just 10 seconds? Or do you know one? Lenovo wants to know! Starting today, Lenovo, in conjunction with Microsoft Corporation, is launching the EExtraordinary 10-Second Hero Contest in recognition of its Enhanced Experience 2.0 (EE 2.0) for […]

New York, NY and Research Triangle Park, NC, August 1: This summer, more than 20,000 teams consisting of more than 70,000 young people got off their beach towels and onto their mobile phones to take action on key social issues impacting their communities. They participated in an 11-day Scavenger Hunt, spearheaded by DoSomething.org and Lenovo to make a difference in […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – July 28, 2011: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) announced today that ETS, the nation’s leading educational assessment company, is using Lenovo ThinkPad laptops in an innovative study examining whether frequent, low-stakes computer-based testing during the summer can mitigate learning loss in elementary and middle-school students. In cooperation, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) is providing consulting services and […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – July 20, 2011: Lenovo today announced its first family of tablets – the IdeaPad* Tablet K1 for consumers, the ThinkPad* Tablet for business customers, and the IdeaPad Tablet P1 for home and office use. The new Lenovo IdeaPad Tablet K1 and ThinkPad Tablets are the Company’s first mobile internet devices featuring […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – July 7, 2011: Lenovo announced today that it has returned to the Fortune Global 500, placing No. 450 in FORTUNE magazine’s 2011 ranking of the world’s largest corporations by revenue. The Company reenters the magazine’s annually released list for the first time since 2008. “Over the past two years, we […]